Paint Creek Seeks New Industries In Regional Meeting
The Paint Creek area plans to form a temporary group to attract business and industry and improve roads and services. A public meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday in Pax High School Auditorium with speakers E. F. Eager of Appalachian Electric Power Co and Eugene L. Scott of the Beckley Post-Herald. All residents from Sweeneysburg to Massey and Kingston are invited.
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PAX
RNI
Paint Creek
Pax High
E. F. Eager
Beckley
Appalachian Electric Pow
Er Co
Eugene L. Scott
Beckley Post-Herald
Sweeneysburg
Massey
Kingston
New Legislative Session Asked To Provide More Pay for Teachers
Fayetteville parents push for a special legislative session to raise teacher salaries. PTA members heard Judge Garvin Jr read the resolution asking the governor and state leaders to act. The meeting featured a large turnout, a nominating committee, and student musical numbers from various grades.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Parent- Teacher Association
Ralph Bean
Senate
William A. Flannery
House
PTA
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Memorial Auditorium
Claude Bess
Association
Garvin
Poultry Market Report From Harrisonburg Area
Live poultry market steady with good demand in the Shenandoah Valley. Heavy chickens scarce with farm prices at noon yesterday: broilers under 3 lbs 29-30 cents per lb, 3 lbs and over 30, heavy whites 32, heavy hens 23-25, small type turkey fryers 31-32, small type breeder hens 38. Weekly summary through March 25 shows 56 percent of purchases under 3 lbs at 27-30, average 28.77. 56 percent 3-3 lbs at 28-44, average 29.42. 18 percent 3 lbs and over at 29-31, average 29.77. Change vs prior week plus 12.1 percent.
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Harrisonburg
Sheanandoah Valley
Mullens Boy Scouts Track Missing Person Test
Mullens West Virginia Troop 5 sponsored by First Baptist Church proved tracking skill by sending Explorer Scouts with a dummy into the woods. Unseasonal snow challenged the search but the team located the missing man in one hour 35 minutes and prepared a makeshift stretcher to return him to civilization.
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Mullens
BNS
First Baptist Church of
Mount Hope Lions Install Four Baskets for Youth Basketball
Mount Hope Lions have added four basketball hoops behind Mount Hope High School, enabling local youth to start playing immediately, per Lions president Henry Danner. The club will host a ladies night dinner at 6 30 p.m. with entertainment planned by Beryl Vickers followed by dancing. Two Lions were named as district delegates to the West Virginia Lions Convention in Clarksburg in June. Wood Poling and Jim Wade hold roles. Lions begin electing officers for the coming year, with Danner to appoint a nominating committee Thursday. Last week credit was given to Jim Wade C E Jones and Danner for supervising a club kitchen project including a new counter and cabinets and other repairs.
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Mount Hope
BNL
Lions Club
Mount Hope High School
Liberty
Henry Danner
Mount Hope Lions
Beryl Vickers
Eant-At-Arms
Lions
Sooon
Danner
Jim Wade
C. E. Jones
Eugene Pungen Dies at 62 in Fayetteville Road Home
Eugene Pungen, 62, of Fayetteville Road, died at his home at 8 a.m. today after a heart attack. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Eugene Pungen
Fayetteville Road
Tyree
Adamses Return From California Vacation
Mr and Mrs William E Adams of Parkview Addition have returned from a two week trip to California visiting his brother and sister in Bald win Park near Hollywood They saw This is Cinerama at the Warner Theatre in Los Angeles during their vacation
Our Miss Brooks to be staged by Oceana seniors
Oceana Senior High will present a three act comedy Our Miss Brooks in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday directed by senior class advisor Mrs. Maxine Barrett. The show features Janet Hamilton Griffith as Miss Brooks and a cast including George Baxter Donald Britton and Wanda Blackwell among many students. Adapted from a radio play by Perry Clark under Dramatic Publishing Company arrangement.
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Oceana
ANS
Miss Brooks
Maxine Barrett
Janet Hamilton Griffith
Ted
George Baxter
Jane
Eleanor Cook
Rhonda
Marva Lee Tracy
Hugo Longacre
Jimmy Lester
Wadsworth
Donald Britton
Mise Finch
Janet Tyree
Miss Audubon
Augustine Acord
Allen
Billie Beane
Wanda Blackwell
Marie Gunter
Ruby Parsley
Janice Cook
Shelby Halsey
Doris Walls
Joe Smith
William Acord
Ronald Perry
Joy Edwards
Dramatic Publishing Company
A. J. Mann
Perry Clark
Mullens Youths Attend Meeting
Nine young people from Mullens represented the local First Presbyterian Church at the Wyoming County Presbyterian Youth Fellowship meeting. The Pineville church hosted and the Oceana fellowship group presented the program, led by adult adviser Mrs. Robert Jones. The Mullens delegation included Janie Lynder, Annabelle Humphrey, Sharon Phillips, Peggy Murphree, Linda Newsome, Connie Foster, Earlene Elmore, Johnny Russell, and Bob Tabscott.
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Mullens
ANS
First Presbyterian Church
Wyoming County Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Presbyterian Church
Pineville
Oceana
Robert Jones
Janie Lynder
Annabelle Humphrey
Sharon Phillips
Peggy Murphree
Linda Newsome
Connie Foster
Earlene Elmore
Johnny Russell
Bob Tabscott
Local Personal News From Marianna and Welch
RNS reports Mrs Ella Stewart recently underwent surgery at Stevens Clinic Welch and is recuperating satisfactorily. Mrs Thurmen Brown has returned home after hospital stays at Wyoming General Mullens and Charleston Memorial Hospitals. Mrs Ike Mullens, a patient at Grace Hospital Welch, is slightly improved.
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Marianna
Ella Stewart
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Thurmen Brown
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Ike Mullens
Grace Hospital
Measles Victims in Matheny Area Residents
Hubert Frye Ralph Edwards and Chuckie Stewart have been confined to their homes with measles. Berry Frye is a patient at Saint Albans Sanitarium in Radford Virginia expected to stay four weeks. He came to Radford with Mrs. Frye and his father in law O H Stewart.
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Matheny
Hubert Frye
Ralph Edwards
Chuckie Stewart
Berry Frye
Saint Albans Sanitarium
Radford
Frye
O. H. Stewart
Bad Check Trial Coming Monday in Oak Hill
Charles Woody and Glen Morgan, both 28, were arrested in Oak Hill on charges of passing over 2000 dollars in bad checks and are jailed in Fayette County. They are scheduled for a Monday hearing before Magistrate R C Godsey in Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Charles Woody
Glen Morgan
Fayette County
R. C. Godsey
Revival Underway at Matheny Methodist Church
The Matheny Methodist Church hosts a revival led by Rev. A. F. Clendenin delivering the message at 7:30 p.m. daily through April 10. The event brings together congregants for evening services each night.
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Matheny
Matheny Methodist Church
A. F. Clendenin
Mount Hope Clean-Up Drive Starts This Week
Mount Hope launches a city wide clean up from Monday through Saturday under the City Beautiful program, led by the Federated League and the Junior Woman's Club. Handbills and ads mobilize residents to tidy alleys, yards, and vacant lots, with student posters and prizes for best slogans. city trucks will follow a scheduled route and fines for litter or fire hazards are possible under local ordinances.
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Mount Hope
BNS
City Beautiful
Mount Hope Federated League
Nancy Kelly
Charles Harnsbarger
Federated League
Jean Lawhorn
Junior Woman’s Club
Federated League and Junior Woman’s Club
Bernard Rocke
Upper Main St
Pax Road
Highland Ave
Lower Main
Snyder Ave
Pump St
Upper Main
Creek St
Harsnbarger
Glen Jean Man Held in Jail
A Glen Jean man, Clifford Earl Emmitt, is held in Fayette County Jail awaiting grand jury action on breaking and entering Riner's Taxi Stand in Glen Jean on March 19. Arraigned before Magistrate Virgil Lyons, he waived to the grand jury with bond set at 1000 dollars, which was not posted. Two juveniles arrested with him were released to their parents for juvenile court hearings. Stolen items included money from a cigarette machine and juke box, shotgun shells, and a carton of chewing gum. Earl Dean Richards of Minden was released after paying a fine from a drunk driving hearing before Lyons.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Glen Jean
Clifford Earl Emmett
Fayette County
Grand Jury
Riner
Virgil Lyons
Pearlie Elmore
Buddy Crouch
Earl Dean Richards
Minden
Lyons
F V Shepherd Winona is Dead
F V Shepherd of Winona aged 68 died in a Charleston hospital Monday. Born in Louisa County Virginia he lived in West Virginia since 1898 and was a member of Pride of Princes Masonic Lodge No 14 and Winona Baptist Church. Surviving are sister Helena in Philadelphia six sons in various cities and 16 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are set and the body lies at Washington Coleman Funeral Home in Montgomery.
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Winona
Thayer
Frank West Shepherd
Charleston
Louisa County
West Virginia
Pride of Princes
Free and Accepted
Masonic Lodge
No. 14
Lawton
Mae L. Hartman
James A
Clarence O
Frank Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
John
Lawrence
Olonzo
Washington-Coleman Funeral Home
Montgomery
Brother of Oak Hill Woman Dies
Joseph Hamilton McClung, 75, of Green Valley, died in a Richwood hospital after a heart attack. A Nicholas County native, he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Mack McClung. Survivors include his wife Victoria Ramsey McClung five daughters one son one sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Green Valley
RNS
Joseph Hamilton McClung
Richwood
Nicholas County
Mack McClung
Victoria Ramsey McClung
O. H. Walkup
Cecil Blofeld Jr
Rupert
Bud Holcomb
Alderson
Herman Kolb
Baltimore
Oak Hill Dogs To Get Rabies Shots
Oak Hill police chief H E Janney schedules a second rabies vaccination day for dogs in the Oak Hill area. A Beckley veterinarian will administer shots at Oak Hill City Hall Tuesday from 9 a m to noon and 3 p m to 6 p m.
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Oak Hill
RNS
H. E. Janney
Beckley
Oak Hill City Hall
Janney
Pythians to Hold Dinner April 5
Oak Hill group announces a Pythian Club dinner set for April 5 before the Knights of Pythias meeting. James Dotson of Oak Hill was conferred rank of page and will receive esquire at the April 5 gathering.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Pythian Club
Knights of Pythias
James Dotson
Former Pineville Girl Engaged in Detroit Army Life
The engagement of Miss Wylene Karnes, formerly of Pineville and now in Detroit, to Thomas McMahn of Camden is announced by her mother Mrs. Glen Orris. Karnes, Pineville High School graduate, serves in the U S Air Force along with her fiancé. The Orris party will travel to Kansas City on July 15 to attend the wedding.
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Pineville
RNS
Glen Orris
Detroit
Wylene Karnes
Thomas McMahn
Francis McMahn
Camden
Karnes
Pineville High School
U. S. Air Force
Thomas
Orris
Arnold Hoger
Oceana
Kansas City
Pineville Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Weddings
Pineville residents and visitors are listed in a string of social items. John Turner of Charleston visits sister Mrs J L Peck in Pineville. Weddings include Lee Hash and Nancy Brown at First Methodist Church. Locals like Wesley J Brown return to Fort Bragg after a weekend with family.
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Wesley J. Brown
Fort Bragg
N. C
Azel Brown
East Pineville
Enrico Corte
Kimball
Oscar Pais
Pineville
Darrell V. McGraw
Logan
Hugh B. Drake
Kingsport
Tenn
E. E. Hash
Lee Hash
Nancy Brown
Blanche Clay
Henry Clay
Soulsville
W. C. Belcher
Lillian Bailey
Violet Lusk
Ravencliff
J. G. McGraw
J. C. Young
Pocahontas
Harry A. Smith
River Drive
Tulips Unhurt By Cold Spell at Greenbrier Resort
White Sulphur The Greenbrier's 50 000 tulips survived a cold snap and should bloom beautifully this spring says agronomist Walter Cosby. Forsythia and crocuses were killed, daffodils planted last fall are thriving, with only possible minor damage to flowering trees.
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Greenbrier
Walter Cosby
Reece Acquires Clarksburg Properties in Real Estate Transfer
Rep and Mrs Carroll Reece of Tennessee disclose completion of ownership of four Clarksburg buildings the Waldo Hotel Golf Building Oak Hall apartments Water Service Station and Nusbaum building plus a fifth property. Also notes inventor Will B Scott's tiny television antenna and Vienna West Virginia growth to about 9000. Festival dates set for Preston County Buckwheat Festival.
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Clarksburg
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Reece
Waldo
Oak Hall
Nusbaum
Kanawha County
Will B. Scott
Vienna
W. Va
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Odd Fellows Initiate Fifteen At Oceana Lodge Meeting
Fifteen new Odd Fellows received degree work at Dan Gunnee Lodge Hall in Oceana on Sunday afternoon. The White Stick Lodge of Mabscott and Coal River Lodge Whitesville joined Dan Gunnee Lodge and White Stick Lodge in conducting the first degree work. Second degree work is set for Saturday evening, April 2, by Dan Gunnee Lodge. Following the meeting, Oceana Rebekah Lodge members served dinner. New members include Robert Britton George Conley Jess Conley Carnie Terry C L Terry Ollie Cook Berlin McKinney Ollie Clay Ralph Hicks Chauncy Pennington Wilson Cook Sid Brooks Seibert McClellan Eugene Shorting Murphy and C K Lamert.
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Oceana
RNS
Dan Gunnee Lodge
White Stick Lodge
Mabscott
Coal River Lodge
Whitesville
Oceana Rebekah Lodge
Robert Britton
George Conley
Jess Conley
Carnie Terry
C. L. Terry
Ollie Cook
Berlin McKinney
Ollie Clay
Ralph Hicks
Chauncy Pennington
Wilson Cook
Sid Brooks
Seibert McClellan
Eugene Shorting Murphy
C. K. Lamert
Jury Hung In Bridge Case At Marlinton West Virginia
A Marlinton jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of Jimmy Gibson charged as an accessory in the dynamiting of a highway bridge connected to Maust Coal and Coke Co. The cases of Grey H. McComb and Keith L. Smith, also indicted as accessories, were continued to the June term of Pocahontas County Circuit Court. The eight hour deliberation ended without an agreement. Two other men have pleaded guilty to the actual dynamiting during the November incident tied to a labor strike. Judge H Nickell Kramer dismissed the jurors.
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Marlinton
W.va
Jimmy Gibson
Gibson
Grey H. McComb
Keith L. Smith
Pocahontas County
Maust Coal and Coke Co
H. Nickell Kramer
Auxiliary Plans Dance Saturday at American Legion Hall
The Varney Cline Auxiliary No 133 will hold an orchestra dance at the American Legion Hall in Pineville this Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Members of the Legion and auxiliary and their invited guests may attend. Advance tickets will not be on sale and can be bought at the door.
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Pineville
ANS
American Legion Hall
Varney Cline Auxiliary No
North Fork
Legion and Auxiliary
Scott Funeral Set for Thursday
Pfc. Robert L. Scott whose body is being brought back from Korea will be buried at Resthaven Cemetery Princeton following funeral services at 2 p.m. Thursday at his parents home Fel ix Scott. The service will be led by Rev. C E Underwood with military graveside rites by a West Virginia unit. Wyoming Funeral Home will move the body to the residence today at 4 p.m. Pallbearers listed.
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Wyoming Funeral Home
Bob Whitt
Sammy Hoke
John Musser
Bob Pugh
Wallace Compton
David Worley
Men’s Day Planned at Mount Hope Church
The First Union Baptist Church of Mount Hope will observe Men’s Day on Sunday April 3 starting with an 8 a.m. breakfast in the church basement. Pastor Rev. J. A. Divers will deliver a special sermon and a chorus directed by Clarence Edmondson will perform.
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Mount Hope
First Union Baptist Church of
J. A. Divers
Clarence Edmondson
Son Arrives Matheny
Mr and Mrs Perry Stewart Matheny announce the birth of an eight pound nine ounce son born March 28 at Stevens Clinic Welch.
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Matheny
RNS
Perry Stewart
Stevens Clinic
Welch
City Dump Fire Causes Worry
Mullens faced concern as wind-swept trash burning at the city dump risked spreading to nearby woods. Fire Chief Clyde Newsome cited a leaky water tank but approved sending firemen with a filled reservoir. contractor T. F. Brammer ordered no burning in windy weather and planned truck reservoir renewal at the Wyoming County Trade.
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Mullens
RNS
T. F. Brammer
Clyde Newsome
Newsome
Brammer
Wyoming County Trade School
Halstead Funeral Set Thursday
Ray Halstead 64 of Oceana dies en route to Welch hospital. Funeral at his residence Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Stellie Parsons to officiate. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Born November 21, 1890 in Union. Survivors include wife LeVada two brothers Clarence of Princeton and Kester of Huntington one sister Mae Johnson.
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Oceana
RNS
Ray Halstead
Stellie Parsons
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Welch
Union
Levada
Clarence
Princeton
Kester
Huntington
Mae Johnson
Lightner Funeral Scheduled Today
The Lightner infant buried at Snake Town Cemetery near Coal Run after death at birth at Oak Hill Hospital. Funeral at graveside 3 p.m. today with Collins Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are parents George and wife in Minden, three sisters Betty Sandra Judy, three brothers Roger Tommy Danny, paternal grandmother Emma Lightner Meadow Creek, maternal grandparents John Riley Fayetteville.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Lightner
Oak Hill Hospital
Snake Town
Coal Run
George Lightner
Minden
Betty
Sandra
Judy
Roger
Tommy
Danny
Emma Lightner
Meadow Creek
John Riley
Fayetteville
Collins Funeral Home
Glen
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Robert Spath
Amos Burette
Mies Dixon
Miss Eary
E. B. Eskew
Arbuckle
Jan Campbell Music Co
Mullens Boy Scouts
Mt. Hope Boys
Lions Planning
Fayette
Hollywood
Richmond's
Mount Hippe
F. V. Shepherd
Pythians
John Turner
J. L. Peck
Crowley- Worrell Addition
Oliver Basham
Bessie Fortner
Pinece
Welch Sunny
E. Hash
Pinevile
Kingsport, Tenn
Monty Hash
Hash
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Preston County
Kingwood Volunteer Firemen
McKay Chemical Co
Nutrium
Marshall County
Morgantown
Summers County
Conrad G. Crow
Bluefield
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
West Virginia Tech
Louis M. Hacker
School of General Studies
Columbia University
George Vick
Odd Fellows
Scott
Son
Halstead
Roniet
Colgate’s
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